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Premier and Minister for Education and Skills, David Bartlett, said today that the State Government was committed to finding new ways to engage young people in learning.
“We recognise that the traditional education system doesn’t meet the needs of everyone and we must find alternative pathways for students, particularly those who are at risk of disengaging from school,” Mr Bartlett said.
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and Minister for Youth, Kate Ellis today announced a $3 million national pilot project aimed at addressing cyber-bullying in Australian schools.
The Rudd Government is deeply concerned at the emergence of cyber-bullying in our schools and the impact it is having on students.
Planning is well under way for the 2009 Australian Schools Calendar.
In 2009 the wall calendar will be double sided again with January to June featuring an Indigenous theme and July to December an Astronomy theme.
2 copies of the 2009 Australian Schools Calendar will be delivered to every school in Australia with materials from Scholastic, mid to late January 2009.
A survey of schools in 36 countries has found that bullying in Australian primary schools is in the worst category in the world.
More than 25 per cent of Australian year four students said they had suffered bullying, according to the Trends In International Mathematics And Science Study.
Students in low-performing schools have the most to gain from publicly reporting their results, with a report by the Centre for Independent Studies arguing this is one of a suite of reforms required to improve education.
In a paper released today, CIS research fellow Jennifer Buckingham says that arguments against so-called league tables protect schools at the expense of students and parents.
More than 200 Western Australian secondary school students will help shape the future of cyberspace today, as part of a world-first study into cyber bullying.
Good teachers are the number one factor for excellence in student achievement but next comes high-quality leadership. Governments must do more to recruit and train the best people to run schools, according to a new OECD publication.
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